Ministerial Decree No. 293 validating the Regulation on state supervision over the exploration and rational management of subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Exploration Enforcement/compliance Environmental fees/charges Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Ministerial Decree stipulates that the purpose of state supervision over exploration and rational management of subsoil shall be enforcement of relevant provisions, requirements and standards. State geological supervision shall be carried out by the Federal Supervision Service in the Sphere of Nature Management, which shall control: (a) observance of legislation related to the exploration, rational management and protection of subsoil, including continental shelf; (b) observance of licensing conditions of subsoil management; and (c) reliability of data used to calculate environmental fees for the exploration, prospecting and extraction of minerals. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Repeals Ministerial Decree No. 132 of 1998 on the approval of the Regulations for State Control over the Geological Survey, Rational Utilisation and Protection of Subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Concession, Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 39 validating the Regulation on state supervision over safe subsoil management and amending Ministerial Decree No. 293 validating the Regulation on state supervision over the exploration and rational management of subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Institution, Mining, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX